FT: Bolton 1 Newcastle 0 – Magpies In Trouble Again

This was the worst possible result for Newcastle United in this 6 pointer at Bolton Wanderers today, as the Magpies went down to a single 47th goal from substitute Ricardo Gardner.

The defeat leaves Newcastle down in the relegation zone, and now just a couple of points above second bottom place. Blackburn beat Hull City 2-1 at Hull, to go just 2 points behind Newcastle, and we now are back in the depths of the relegation struggle, yet again.

This defeat could well set off alarm bells on Tyneside, given that the other results have not gone our way today. It now remains a distinct possibility that we could be relegated this season, for the first time ever from the Premier league, although there are still plenty of points to play for.

That’s the end of our three-game unbeaten run, and with having to face Manchester United at home on Wednesday evening, things will not be looking up at St. James’ Park in the next few days. Of course it doesn’t help either that our manager Joe Kinnear is not in good health and still recovering from a triple bypass operation.

This game was largely uneventful, and some poor defending from Newcastle’s Coloccini and Steven Taylor, led to Gardner’s crucial winner, early in the second half.

Gardner, the Jamaican international scored with his very first touch of the game as he ghosted into the Newcastle penalty box, after just two minutes into the second half, to lift Matt Taylor’s low cross above a helpless Steve Harper from just 10 yards out.

This followed a first half in which the visitors if anything had the better of the exchanges, with Oba Martins having a couple of decent chances that he should have done better with.

Newcastle United pressed for a leveler and had legitimate shouts for a penalty waved away by Alan Wiley, after Fabricio Coloccini’s shot struck the arm of Jlloyd Samuel in the dying stages. However, we cannot keep blaming the referee for the trouble we are now in.

It was just not to be, and this is a rather crushing defeat for our hopes of avoiding relegation.

Now we have Blackburn, Bolton and Middlesbrough all having gained 3 points on us this weekend, and Newcastle have some tough home games coming up against Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea.

The only good thing is that Hull City were beaten yet again today, by Blackburn, and the newly promoted side have been on a terrible run of late.

We play Hull in a couple of weeks time at Hull, and we must secure all 3 points there, otherwise we will be in very serious trouble indeed.

It’s certainly time for some heroes on Tyneside, starting on Wednesday evening against The Red Devils.

This was a game we just had to get something out of, and this this will be a very disappointing result for Newcastle fans, to say the least.

We’re now right back in the middle of the relegation scrap once again, after seemingly starting to pull away, with 5 points from our previous 3 games before today.

The position we are now in is a direct result of the volcano that erupted in early September between Kevin Keegan and the Newcastle Board, and while we have no idea whose fault it was, the unfortunate victim has been the Newcastle United club itself, of course.

We went on to lose 4 league game in succession after the volcano, before Joe Kinnear was able to right the ship. It’s a pity those involved didn’t put the health of the club first.

This is a damaging defeat for the lads, as it plunges the side right back into the relegation quagmire.

As we said, it’s time for heroes starting on Wednesday night, if we are to dig ourselves out of this hole, which just got a little bit deeper this afternoon.

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I’ve already started figuring out the best ways to follow Championship football in Finland. It’s looking very, very bleak now. Ed, how about an analysis of the coming fixture lists of us and our relegation rivals?

Ban this Brazilian Geordie character. He is spamming. In every topic he is posting the same thing. “LET ME POST” and such stupid jargon while he is actually posting. If you can’t post, how are you posting “LET ME POST” “I WANT TO POST” bullsh1t.

Mehzeb, why would I do that? I’m serious. I just can post small posts like that, but not the ”big” ones I’d like too. Seriously, guy. I just wrote a f big post about the club’s situation right now and lost all of it.

Why oh why take Martins off ? Ameobi is so so so so bad. Shola Ameobi is incredibly lazy. If there is anyone who can disprove this hold up your hand. Come on Ronaldeano it’s about time you forgot about the cockney twaddle. EVERYTHING is about supporting the team, the fans and the board. Come on now let’s get behind NEWCSASTLE UNITED rather than provide ammunition for the gutter press.

I’m sick of all this cockney scapegoating too. Fact is – we are currently just sh1te – simple; our players don’t exude a glint of confidence and the longer all this doom and gloom propaganda goes on – the sh1tter we’ll get. Self-fulfilling prophecy.

Well i think that relegation is inevitable now, can’t pick up any point’s against the so called poorer team’s in the league, only the big boy’s to come now apart from Stoke & Hull with respect to them. The team which was put out on the field today should have disposed of Bolton. If Keegan, Robson, or even Shearer with no experience had managed today, i’m sure these players would have put in a performance today, out of respect.. They have a team possible of staying up, but they need a manager now who the player’s respect, this lot are clueless, Ashley it’s all down to YOU…

It was obvious to everyone who watched that ameobi is a waste of space, i can only guess martins wasnt match fit and was tired. That or our best chances did come from set pieces so having the two big guys up front might have been the tactic. No one seems to have mentioned him at all but i thought Steven Taylor was shocking again today! Our right hand side was nearly non existent (lovenkrands was also pants), he gave the ball away loads, he was at fault for the goal and at least three times the ball fell to him at the far post and each time he fluffed it. He’s got so much determination and has the physical attributes but i dont think he’ll ever have the positional awareness or skill or general football brain to be a first teamer.

I think people are going over the top with there criticism of ashley and jfk after this game. We know ashley tried to spend more money in the window on top players and did bring in 3 good ones so cant really blame when he cant exactly make the players perform can he! and kinnear is in bed so how come because of this result he suddenly gets slagged? we’re in a proper bad position but i think some people on here are just lashing out due to the obvious frustration.

and what would we have to lose by keegan coming back at this stage in our dire predicament exactly? i tell you what summit needs to be changed! can u see us pickin up points in our next few fixtures with them doolys in charge? i cant ! im not sayin keegans the rite choice but hey-if we go down were in deep sh** – we need a lift-and he can get the place buzzin again

we were useless today…….i cant rememeber watching such a bad performance, we couldnt create anything or string any passes together. our midfield was non existant

we played so many poor long balls that ya wouldnt see it in my local league, colocinni must have taught he was david beckham wit the amount of long balls he tried

ryan taylor isnt a cm in fairness, smith should have been given a chance or maybe a youngster like lualua, id have r taylor on the right (he and s taylor looked like a good combo and were what we needed for a hard working bolton side)….in fairness geremi did create a thing or two when he came on but his days must be numbered

jonas may have a great work rate, but his final ball and finishing is poor…hard to think how he makes the argentina team

for the life of me, i cant understand what hughton was at today…..why did he leave it so long to change things. viduka should have been on far earlier, ameobi off, and smith should have been given a chance

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